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MFF US Midwest => Indiana => Topic started by: bradmoun on Mar 16, 2010, 03:04 PM
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hey guys newbie here just looking for some advise for crappie fishing this spring about when do they start to spawn what are the best baits to use minnows, jigs, flies any advise would be appreciated
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RIGHT NOW Is a good time to start targeting them...i been doin fairly well witha minnow under a bobber.....as the fishing picks up u can use tubes..and other jigs but as of today minnows have been the key!
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Good advice from salmon slayer-slow and subtle right now. Crappies start spawning when surface temps are in low to mid 60's. As the water warms jigs and small cranks are deadly! You just have to let them tell you what they want. Good luck!
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I would definitely stick to the minnows under a bobber for the crappie. I also like to take a small jig head with hair and tip it with a minnow (hooked through the tail) and drift the lake as long as the wind is blowing a little.
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i agree stick with the minnow unless you want less action and bigger fish.
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Nothing can usually out perform a minnow in the open water, but one thing I learned about five years ago that matches the success and has worked GREAT for a couple weeks right after ice out is using a ratso 4-6 ft. behind a bubble bobber fishing in the channels and mouths of feeder creeks, keep it moving slowly, you can cover a lot of water. Don't be afraid to go shallow, have caught limits of BIG crappie in March/April in 1-2 feet of water in channels next to heat absorbing structure (concrete walls, piers, overhanging trees/bushes).
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Went out today for a hour and a half. Only caught 3 with a minnow under a bobber in 1' of water. After the next couple of days of warmth they should really turn on this weekend.
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Nothing can usually out perform a minnow in the open water, but one thing I learned about five years ago that matches the success and has worked GREAT for a couple weeks right after ice out is using a ratso 4-6 ft. behind a bubble bobber fishing in the channels and mouths of feeder creeks, keep it moving slowly, you can cover a lot of water. Don't be afraid to go shallow, have caught limits of BIG crappie in March/April in 1-2 feet of water in channels next to heat absorbing structure (concrete walls, piers, overhanging trees/bushes).
Great idea - Gonna have to try that
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Black/chartreuse creme mini tail tubes under a bobber. Fishin 1-1.5ft deep in 2-3ft fow. Had my limit in less than 2hrs sunday and tuesday. Look for muck bottom areas or places where lily pads grow right after ice off... Those areas warm up alot faster due to the bottom being black, wich atrracts alot of fish early!! Channel I fished today hit 50 degrees surface temp!
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Black/chartreuse creme mini tail tubes under a bobber. Fishin 1-1.5ft deep in 2-3ft fow. Had my limit in less than 2hrs sunday and tuesday. Look for muck bottom areas or places where lily pads grow right after ice off... Those areas warm up alot faster due to the bottom being black, wich atrracts alot of fish early!! Channel I fished today hit 50 degrees surface temp!
Nice job! be a little while before our temps are that high but it's only going to get better for you. Nothing better than a mess of fresh crappies in the spring.
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Fished Sullivan past Saturday 44 Crappie all 6"-8" nothing with any size. All caught slow drift with minnow and gold hook. Fish caught in 12-18 fow nothing in shallows.
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Been tearing them up on tubes the last few days on Morse. With or w/o a crappie king bobber and pretty much any color. I rarely use minnows in the spring. They are way to active and it would just slow me down.
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Been tearing them up on tubes the last few days on Morse. With or w/o a crappie king bobber and pretty much any color. I rarely use minnows in the spring. They are way to active and it would just slow me down.
x2 agreed!!! I rarely ever use minnows anymore in the spring...
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x2 agreed!!! I rarely ever use minnows anymore in the spring...
I've never tried minnows for crappies. Maybe that's why I just placed an order for 500 tubes!!
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Been tearing them up on tubes the last few days on Morse. With or w/o a crappie king bobber and pretty much any color. I rarely use minnows in the spring. They are way to active and it would just slow me down.
Rairdog, Any size to those crappie on Morse?
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Rairdog, Any size to those crappie on Morse?
Tue I caught over 50 and only kept 7 between 9 and 11 inches. Today I caught close to 75 but only 2 over 8 inches. It is still early and the big mommas haven't moved in to the shallows. Eggs were barely developed in most of the keepers I cleaned. I'm guessing a late spawn around here again this year. Last year I caught river fish with eggs during and after the cottonwood bloom into June. Water temps were well above 60. Sorry didn't mean to hj this thread
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when u say tubes...u just talkin about tube jigs?
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when u say tubes...u just talkin about tube jigs?
Here ya go....
http://www.southernpro.com/LH.cfm (http://www.southernpro.com/LH.cfm)
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o coo...yea def seen these b4 lot of colors to choose from? ;) ;)
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MALE CRAPPIE WILL START MOVING TO THE SHALLOWS IN 50-52 DEG. WATER THE FEMALES WILL FOLLOW IN 56-58 DEG.WATER.
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wow thanks for all the advise i will definitely put it to use i need to get my butt in gear and get the fishing gear around thanks again hopefully i can report on some crappies that i catch
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I caught a 3 1/2 lb crappie on a purple speckled tube jig tipped with a beemoth on a bobber. (I ended up mounting it) I thought it was dumb luck fishing that way. First time I ever caught a fish on a jig using a bobber.
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This is how I usually rig mine and just cast it out and slowly reel it in. You wouldn't believe how far those crappies will come up for it!
(https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi300.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fnn39%2Fblueultra2%2Fcfish-1.jpg&hash=2cba629da7bb9ff1600cf0e762bbccba)
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thanks blueultra2 that set up is what i had in mine while i have a couple of poles set for minnows whats your favorite colors to use ?
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thanks blueultra2 that set up is what i had in mine while i have a couple of poles set for minnows whats your favorite colors to use ?
My favorite color is red/white but sometime it just depends on the day. I have tubes in about every color if they don't like my go to color!
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hey guys newbie here just looking for some advise for crappie fishing this spring about when do they start to spawn what are the best baits to use minnows, jigs, flies any advise would be appreciated
are you fishing lakes or res.
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lakes
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jigs would be for me. but minnows is going to be your best wat for you.
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Great Thread Guys! I always wondered how to best use those bubble bobbers
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Here is the setup I use, it's pretty basic...
(https://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi223.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd289%2Fkinglt1%2F0328001707.jpg&hash=1587e166366ae660b7ab6a70aa956065)
2 weeks ago I was finishin this setup 1ft deep in a channel. the last week or so I had to deepen up to 4ft under the bobber fishin 8fow with weeds(mainlake)! I like to use the 3/4 ovall clip on bobbers, really sensitive for the light bighters and they seem to give the tube jig better action when jiggin it. The only problem is they do not cast easy like the bubble does.
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Nice set up there slayer,but man I hope that isnt the return form for that bobber,,,Think id just put it with the other stuff i dont use,,,lol
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Ha ha thats funny stuf! Actually I just got an order in from bass pro lol, used the reciept as a background. Thought it might make it easier to see...